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What’s The Difference Between A NY Life Estate And A Living Trust ?
What’s The Difference Between a NY Life Estate and a Living Trust ? To preserve your home from the devastating costs of nursing home care, you can transfer it to your children with either a life estate deed or a deed to an irrevocable living trust. With both the NY life estate deed and the…
Disinheriting Your Spouse
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Probate Time Frame
Probate Time Frame As an experienced Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer, people often ask me what the probate time frame is. Call our office today. The probate process takes at least 7 months The estate must be left open for 7 months to allow creditors the opportunity to file claims against the estate Are you getting frustrated with…
Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer Talks About Health Care Proxies
In this video, Rochester estate planning lawyer talks about health care proxies. Call our office for a legal consultation. Healthcare Proxies, also known as durable power of attorneys are used to appoint an agent to carry out your wishes if you become disabled. Living wills allow you to say whether or not you want to…
FREE 2020 EXECUTOR’S LEGAL SURVIVAL® GUIDE
FREE 2020 EXECUTOR’S LEGAL SURVIVAL® GUIDE The newly released 2020 edition of the Executor’s Legal Survival ®Guide is designed to assist you in naming a good executor in your will, explain to executors their duties and responsibilities and inform estate beneficiaries of the role of the executor in the probate process. The guide by attorney…
Probating a Will
Probating a Will Probating a will is the first step in any estate administration. The Executor must locate the original Will to file with the Surrogate’s Court along with the will witnesses’ affidavits, notices of probate, and the petition for probate. Probating a Will Each county in New York has a Surrogate’s Court that handles…
15 Ways to Avoid NY Probate During the COVID-19 Crisis
15 Ways to Avoid NY Probate During the COVID-19 Crisis The widespread death and illness caused by COVID-19 has many of us in New York very concerned about estate planning because: All New York Surrogate Courts are closed, except for essential matters. If you avoid probate, your family will not have to wait for the…
Funding a Trust in New York
Funding a Trust in New York Do you have questions about funding a trust in New York and how soon it can be done? During this difficult time, we will always be available to discuss your estate planning needs and prepare any new documents that you require. We will help you make sure that your…
Does a Living Will Prevent My Doctors From Using a Ventilator to Treat COVID-19?
Does a Living Will Prevent My Doctors From Using a Ventilator to Treat COVID-19? Coronavirus (COVID-19) can cause severe respiratory problems requiring hospitalization and the use of a ventilator. Your Living Will does not prevent medical providers from using a ventilator, if needed. New York living wills are written declarations instructing your family and doctor about…